Quote of the day
Policemen so cherish their status as keepers of the peace and protectors of the public that they have occasionally been known to beat to death those citizens or groups who question that status.
James Laughlin
Born: October 30, 1914
Died: November 12, 1997 (aged 83)
Bio: James Laughlin was an American poet and literary book publisher who founded New Directions Publishing.
Known for:
- The collected poems of James Laughlin (1994)
- Byways
- The Way It Wasn't
- The secret room (1975)
- A commonplace book of pentastichs